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%*:~.,,,,,   IF YOU FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD NORTH JUST   ,,,,,.~:*%
*:~.,,,,,,   WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE   ,,,,,,.~:*
:~.,,,,,,,  THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN ,,,,,,,.~:
~.,,,,,,,,   RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU   ,,,,,,,,.~
.,,,,,,,,,    ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE     ,,,,,,,,,.
,,,,,,,,,,    FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,        JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE,        ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE,     ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND      ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,   EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A   ,,,,,,,,,,
.,,,,,,,,,            HOLE IN THE FENCE.            ,,,,,,,,,.
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:~.,,,,,,, GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW,  AND HIDES ,,,,,,,.~:
*:~.,,,,,, A PALE  SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS).  IT'S ,,,,,,.~:*
%*:~.,,,,, BRIGHTER  HERE, AND  THE SOUNDS  OF  THE ,,,,,.~:*%
§%*:~.,,,, CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A  SECOND ,,,,.~:*%§
@§%*:~.,,, GROVE  INSIDE. ZIG  ZAG BETWEEN  PUDDLES ,,,.~:*%§@
#@§%*:~.,, AND   SINKING    SHIPPING    CONTAINERS, ,,.~:*%§@#
##@§%*:~., BECAUSE  TOWARD THE  INNER  TREELINE THE ,.~:*%§@##
#@§%*:~.,, GROUND     BECOMES      SOLID     AGAIN. ,,.~:*%§@#
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§%*:~.,,,,  GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED  ,,,,.~:*%§
%*:~.,,,,,  PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, ,,,,,.~:*%
*:~.,,,,,,   LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN    ,,,,,,.~:*
:~.,,,,,,,  ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE  ,,,,,,,.~:
~.,,,,,,,,      AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS     ,,,,,,,,.~
.,,,,,,,,,  CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT  ,,,,,,,,,.
,,,,,,,,,,       THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE:        ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,             "INDIAN PALACE".             ,,,,,,,,,,
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